Raveenah Dhugga
Collierville,TN
Summary
Passionate Nurse with demonstrated experience in hospital settings. Proven ability to build strong relationships with patients and families while providing compassionate care. Offers strong task prioritization and organizational skills. Dedicated and compassionate new Registered Nurse (RN), but a seasoned LPN with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Baptist Memorial Hospital
12.2023 - Current
- Monitored vital signs, ECGs, and lab results to detect changes in patient conditions and adjusted treatment plans accordingly.
- Promoted a culture of teamwork, ensuring effective communication among staff members for optimal patient care delivery.
- Stayed current on industry trends and advancements by attending professional development workshops, conferences, and continuous education programs related to respiratory care in the ICU setting.
- Demonstrated proficiency in managing complex ventilator settings tailored to individual patient needs, resulting in improved clinical outcomes.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Skillfully managed challenging patient situations using de-escalation techniques, crisis intervention strategies, and therapeutic communication skills.
Home Health Nurse
Amedisys Home Health
05.2023 - Current
- Provided physical assessments, medication, and chronic disease management to home health patients.
- Educated patients and families on disease processes, medications and treatments.
- Administered medications and treatments as prescribed by physicians.
- Monitored vital signs, developed and implemented care plans, and documented patient progress.
- Instructed patients and caregivers on how to clean and dress wounds and how to prevent infections.
- Collaborated with healthcare team to implement interventions for wound healing and skin breakdown prevention.
- Treated and carefully tended to vascular and diabetic ulcers.
- Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
Agency Licensed Practical Nurse
Shiftkey
05.2022 - 05.2023
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers and discharges.
- Travel to multiple health care facilities including long-term nursing homes and assisted living
- Circulated assigned floor to measure and record patients' fluid and food levels, implementing measures to promote healthy intake and output as necessary.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Administered injections, prescribed medications and enemas and cleaned and dressed wounds to assist with basic medical care.
- Informed nursing personnel of new admissions, expected time of arrival, room assignment and other information to prepare for patient arrival.
- Observed patients under treatment to identify progress or side effects of medications.
- Arranged transportation to admit, transfer or discharge patients.
- Performed functional assessments for admission and discharge.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Made valuable contributions to care-plan development and patient education processes backed by thorough research into client diagnoses.
- Managed appointment calendar for scans, lab tests, and evaluations.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments and assisted with procedures.
- Obtained biological specimens for ordered tests and prepared for laboratory transport.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
Office Nurse
Dr. Randy Villanueva
02.2022 - 05.2022
- Prepared and administered vaccines and medications, collected specimens and performed other patient care tasks to assist physician with examinations and procedures.
- Completed paperwork and prior authorizations and scheduled appointments for patients.
- Tracked, reviewed and monitored diagnostic test results and assisted in management of patient care between visits.
- Assessed patient health status based upon presented symptoms and directed patient to appropriate level of care or acceptable alternative venue.
- Prepared patient referrals appropriately as recommended by provider.
- Communicated with pharmacy regarding medication refills, dosing, and therapy.
- Recorded details regarding therapies to keep patient charts updated.
- Reinforced health education, counseling and advice to patients and families and assessed patient educational needs, prioritized patient learning needs, identified barriers to learning and used educational tools to encourage non-adherent patients.
- Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety and rights of patient.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
Charge Nurse
Sycamore Place
03.2020 - 12.2021
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Documented information in patients' electronic medical record, relaying information to clinicians and care providers to facilitate continuity of care.
- Administered medications and treatments to patients as ordered by physician, maintaining accountability for accurate narcotic count at end of each shift.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking and administration.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Delivered direct quality care to patients by evaluating medical conditions and managing and assessing treatments
- Analyzed patient assessments and laboratory data to bring any issues to attention to physicians
- Update medical records with services provided, health conditions and response to treatment using QuickMar and Yardi
- Specializing in Dementia and Memory Care
- Responding to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance
- Helped long-term resident with bathing, dressing, and feeding, and other daily living activities
- Circulated assigned floor to measure and record patients’ vital signs, fluid and food levels
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms
- Preforming COVD-19 rapid antibody testing
- Medication distribution at prescribed time and dosage.
Charge Nurse
Sacramento Post Acute
10.2019 - 12.2019
- Supported diagnoses by taking blood, urine or sputum samples from patients for laboratory testing
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions
- Gathered patient data, cleaned wounds and changed catheters as part of comprehensive support
- Helped patients complete day-to-day tasks, including bathing, dressing and eating
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records
- Documented patient vitals, behaviors and conditions and communicated concerns to supervising
- Provided basic patient care and treatment, such as administering glucose tests, taking temperature and blood pressure and dressing wounds
- Protected patients and healthcare team members from infection by sterilizing equipment and reusable supplies
- Delivered oral medication, IM injection, SubQ injection, Intradermal injections
- Tracheostomy care, change, suctioning
- GT/JT Ostomy care, formula admin, medication admin, flushing
- Delivered treatment for patients experiencing chronic and acute respiratory illnesses by conducting assessments and providing diagnoses
- Provided antibiotics, bronchodilators and anti-inflammatory medications using hand-held nebulizers, metered-dose inhalers and positive pressure equipment
Education
Associate of Science - Registered Nurse
Arkansas State University
Jonesboro, AR08.2023
Associate of Science - General Studies
Sierra College
Rocklin, CA12.2022
Certification - Nursing
Curam College of Nursing
Sacramento, CA02.2019
Skills
- Bilingual
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
- Good Telephone Etiquette
- First Aid/CPR
- Cultural Awareness
- Multitasking Abilities
- Patient Care
- Medical Screening
Certification
- Certified in Blood Withdrawal, Curam College of Nursing- 2019
- Certified IV training, Curam College of Nursing - 2019
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Baptist Memorial Hospital
12.2023 - Current
Home Health Nurse
Amedisys Home Health
05.2023 - Current
Agency Licensed Practical Nurse
Shiftkey
05.2022 - 05.2023
Office Nurse
Dr. Randy Villanueva
02.2022 - 05.2022
Charge Nurse
Sycamore Place
03.2020 - 12.2021
Charge Nurse
Sacramento Post Acute
10.2019 - 12.2019
Associate of Science - Registered Nurse
Arkansas State University
Associate of Science - General Studies
Sierra College
Certification - Nursing
Curam College of Nursing
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